diff --git a/fromgplus/fromgplus.php b/fromgplus/fromgplus.php
index 0627b026a..e0a49b3fd 100644
--- a/fromgplus/fromgplus.php
+++ b/fromgplus/fromgplus.php
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ define('FROMGPLUS_DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL', 30); // given in minutes
 
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+use Friendica\Object\Photo;
 
-require_once('mod/share.php');
-require_once('mod/parse_url.php');
-require_once('include/text.php');
+require_once 'mod/share.php';
+require_once 'mod/parse_url.php';
+require_once 'include/text.php';
 
 function fromgplus_install() {
 	register_hook('connector_settings', 'addon/fromgplus/fromgplus.php', 'fromgplus_addon_settings');
@@ -263,12 +264,12 @@ function fromgplus_cleanupgoogleproxy($fullImage, $image) {
 	}
 
 	if ($cleaned["full"] != "")
-		$infoFull = get_photo_info($cleaned["full"]);
+		$infoFull = Photo::getPhotoInfo($cleaned["full"]);
 	else
 		$infoFull = array("0" => 0, "1" => 0);
 
 	if ($cleaned["preview"] != "")
-		$infoPreview = get_photo_info($cleaned["preview"]);
+		$infoPreview = Photo::getPhotoInfo($cleaned["preview"]);
 	else
 		$infoFull = array("0" => 0, "1" => 0);
 
diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio.php b/pumpio/pumpio.php
index 358a22571..37a09c7a6 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio.php
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
  * Version: 0.2
  * Author: Michael Vogel <http://pirati.ca/profile/heluecht>
  */
-
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Model\GlobalContact;
 use Friendica\Object\Contact;
+use Friendica\Object\Photo;
 
 require 'addon/pumpio/oauth/http.php';
 require 'addon/pumpio/oauth/oauth_client.php';
@@ -1046,8 +1046,7 @@ function pumpio_get_contact($uid, $contact, $no_insert = false) {
 		*/
 	}
 
-	if (function_exists("update_contact_avatar"))
-		update_contact_avatar($contact->image->url, $uid, $contact_id);
+	Photo::updateContactAvatar($contact->image->url, $uid, $contact_id);
 
 	return($contact_id);
 }
diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index 94393313e..3c6ac4995 100644
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ require_once 'include/enotify.php';
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Model\GlobalContact;
+use Friendica\Object\Photo;
 
 class StatusNetOAuth extends TwitterOAuth {
     function get_maxlength() {
@@ -999,7 +1000,7 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 		require_once("Photo.php");
 
-		$photos = import_profile_photo($contact->profile_image_url,$uid,$contact_id);
+		$photos = Photo::importProfilePhoto($contact->profile_image_url,$uid,$contact_id);
 
 		q("UPDATE `contact` SET `photo` = '%s',
 					`thumb` = '%s',
@@ -1026,7 +1027,7 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 			require_once("Photo.php");
 
-			$photos = import_profile_photo($contact->profile_image_url, $uid, $r[0]['id']);
+			$photos = Photo::importProfilePhoto($contact->profile_image_url, $uid, $r[0]['id']);
 
 			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `photo` = '%s',
 						`thumb` = '%s',
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index f0c71cf41..8b42e1872 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Model\GlobalContact;
+use Friendica\Object\Photo;
 
 require_once 'include/enotify.php';
 
@@ -950,7 +951,7 @@ function twitter_fix_avatar($avatar) {
 
 	$new_avatar = str_replace("_normal.", ".", $avatar);
 
-	$info = get_photo_info($new_avatar);
+	$info = Photo::getPhotoInfo($new_avatar);
 	if (!$info)
 		$new_avatar = $avatar;
 
@@ -1027,7 +1028,7 @@ function twitter_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 		require_once("Photo.php");
 
-		$photos = import_profile_photo($avatar, $uid, $contact_id, true);
+		$photos = Photo::importProfilePhoto($avatar, $uid, $contact_id, true);
 
 		if ($photos) {
 			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `photo` = '%s',
@@ -1060,7 +1061,7 @@ function twitter_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 			require_once("Photo.php");
 
-			$photos = import_profile_photo($avatar, $uid, $r[0]['id'], true);
+			$photos = Photo::importProfilePhoto($avatar, $uid, $r[0]['id'], true);
 
 			if ($photos) {
 				q("UPDATE `contact` SET `photo` = '%s',